Title :
Design and Evaluation of a Buffered Time-Wavelength Crossconnect
Author :
Gadkar, A. ; Subramaniam, Suresh
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We examine the impact of fiber delay line (FDL) configurations on a crossconnect´s performance by looking at its scheduling ability. The FDLs are shared per crossconnect, and our model incorporates feedback and wavelength conversion capabilities.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical delay lines; optical design techniques; optical feedback; optical fibre communication; optical interconnections; optical wavelength conversion; scheduling; FDL configuration; buffered time-wavelength crossconnect design; fiber delay line; optical feedback; scheduling; wavelength conversion; Algorithm design and analysis; High speed optical techniques; Optical buffering; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical packet switching; Optical wavelength conversion; Optimal scheduling; Performance analysis; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528428
